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Open House at Alumnae Theatre
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October 6, 2019 Visitors to our Open House were hands-on, and got a chance to explore behind-the-scenes. They were treated to some terrific dramatic performances - celebrated the history of our home, the former Firehall No. 4, and helped kick off Fire Prevention Week, and more! |
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Alumnae Theatre Company's Open House
News | Open House 2019
October 6, 2019
by Diane Forrest
It was a scramble. With the weather rapidly changing and guests already lined up at the door, volunteers for the 2nd annual Alumnae Open House raced to get the building ready on time. But it came off, and, as you can see from the photos, everyone had lots of fun and a fine creative experience.
Among other highlights, we were pleased to welcome Toronto Fire Services, our neighbours from Fire Station 333, and Toronto’s very first female firefighter, Dianne Oland (now Graham), who was the subject of Kristine Greenaway’s monologue Just One of the Guys. We also had several guests from the Thumbs Up Theatre Meetup group.
Kristine’s monologues were directed by Anne Tait and Pat McCarthy, Other scenes performed included Fire! Fire! by Margaret McCaffery, directed by Lola Gafaar, Past/Present by Carol Libman, directed by Christina Sousa, and The McIntosh Fighters by Francine Dick, directed by Carina Cojeen.
Many thanks to our terrific guest artists, historian and performer Bruce Bell and Pavlov’s Dogs Handbell Ensemble, who mesmerized their audiences on the Mainstage.
In the basement, the ladies of the wardrobe and guest make-up artist Crystal Kelly explained their theatrical trades to our guests, sharing space with a display on set design.
In the Studio, Anne Harper staged a fascinating demonstration of how a director auditions and casts.
And in between, Jodi Crawford, Philippa Sheppard and Jean Sheppard entertained kids and adults with crafts and our collage art show (staged with the help of Arcturus Gallery) in Upper Trinity.
Thanks to the Open House 2019 organizing team for all the work they put in:
Jodi Crawford, Aviva Fleising, Diane Forrest, Rebecca Grace, Shelley Hobbs, Sandra Schneider, Philippa Sheppard, Catherine Spence, Carrie Villeneuve.
Our supporters and advisors:
Kim Croscup, Brenda Darling, Barbara Larose, Elizabeth Verwey.
To the many volunteers who came in to help, both out front and behind the scenes: Alcira Bello, Janis Boase, Lucy Brennan, Bec Brownstone, Francine Dick , Kristine Greenaway, Margaret McCaffery, Leslie Rennie, Stella Rossovskaia, Jean Sheppard, Margaret Spence, Martha Spence.
And to some new volunteers:
Patrick Brown, Melica “Mal” Alikhani Marqueti, Yohan Mahendran.
And our sponsors and partners:
by Diane Forrest
It was a scramble. With the weather rapidly changing and guests already lined up at the door, volunteers for the 2nd annual Alumnae Open House raced to get the building ready on time. But it came off, and, as you can see from the photos, everyone had lots of fun and a fine creative experience.
Among other highlights, we were pleased to welcome Toronto Fire Services, our neighbours from Fire Station 333, and Toronto’s very first female firefighter, Dianne Oland (now Graham), who was the subject of Kristine Greenaway’s monologue Just One of the Guys. We also had several guests from the Thumbs Up Theatre Meetup group.
Kristine’s monologues were directed by Anne Tait and Pat McCarthy, Other scenes performed included Fire! Fire! by Margaret McCaffery, directed by Lola Gafaar, Past/Present by Carol Libman, directed by Christina Sousa, and The McIntosh Fighters by Francine Dick, directed by Carina Cojeen.
Many thanks to our terrific guest artists, historian and performer Bruce Bell and Pavlov’s Dogs Handbell Ensemble, who mesmerized their audiences on the Mainstage.
In the basement, the ladies of the wardrobe and guest make-up artist Crystal Kelly explained their theatrical trades to our guests, sharing space with a display on set design.
In the Studio, Anne Harper staged a fascinating demonstration of how a director auditions and casts.
And in between, Jodi Crawford, Philippa Sheppard and Jean Sheppard entertained kids and adults with crafts and our collage art show (staged with the help of Arcturus Gallery) in Upper Trinity.
Thanks to the Open House 2019 organizing team for all the work they put in:
Jodi Crawford, Aviva Fleising, Diane Forrest, Rebecca Grace, Shelley Hobbs, Sandra Schneider, Philippa Sheppard, Catherine Spence, Carrie Villeneuve.
Our supporters and advisors:
Kim Croscup, Brenda Darling, Barbara Larose, Elizabeth Verwey.
To the many volunteers who came in to help, both out front and behind the scenes: Alcira Bello, Janis Boase, Lucy Brennan, Bec Brownstone, Francine Dick , Kristine Greenaway, Margaret McCaffery, Leslie Rennie, Stella Rossovskaia, Jean Sheppard, Margaret Spence, Martha Spence.
And to some new volunteers:
Patrick Brown, Melica “Mal” Alikhani Marqueti, Yohan Mahendran.
And our sponsors and partners:
- Michael Ross and the staff at Toronto Fire Services
- Jonas Csepreghi, Toronto Professional Firefighters Association (TPFFA)
- Bruce Bell – www.brucebelltours.ca
- Crystal Kelly, make-up artist
- DOM Interiors at 58 Berkeley Street, Toronto
- Ed the Map Guy
- Gallery Arcturus – www.arcturus.ca
- Metro at 80 Front St. E, Toronto
- Rocco's No Frills at 200 Front St E, Toronto
- Rosa Silva, Re/Max Professionals Inc. Brokerage
Photos by:
Row 1 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Diane Forrest | image#3: Anne Tait | image#4: Diane Forrest |
Row 2 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Jean Sheppard | image#4: Diane Forrest | image#4: Jean Sheppard |
Row 3 | image#1: Diane Forrest | image#2: Stefani Pockaj | image#3: Janis Boase | image#4: Diane Forrest |
Row 4 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Diane Forrest | image#3: Anne Tait | image#4: Diane Forrest |
Row 1 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Diane Forrest | image#3: Anne Tait | image#4: Diane Forrest |
Row 2 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Jean Sheppard | image#4: Diane Forrest | image#4: Jean Sheppard |
Row 3 | image#1: Diane Forrest | image#2: Stefani Pockaj | image#3: Janis Boase | image#4: Diane Forrest |
Row 4 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Diane Forrest | image#3: Anne Tait | image#4: Diane Forrest |
